How to make tea from common yarrow – enhance your wilderness survival skills by learning to make teas from nature.
Making tea from common yarrow, has been a tradition in many regions of the world for a long time because they contain a lot of vitamins, minerals and other ingredients that are good for your health.
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow or common yarrow, is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe and North America.
Yarrow leaves have a delicate grassy flavour, with a slight aniseed taste. This makes them useful for brewing as a tea, and they make one of the most pleasant herbal teas. They are abundant in grassland and so can easily be foraged; the leaves are useful in salad, chopped in cooking as a herb, and steeped in hot water for a tea.
Common yarrow tea is made from a spoonful of dried (or a small handful of fresh) herb over which a cup of boiling water is poured. It is then left to infuse for 10 minutes after which it is consumed. Common yarrow tea is effective against colds. Still, it may be wise not to consume the tea too often for a longer period of time.
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